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<blockquote data-quote="Se Il Illini" data-source="post: 1691165" data-attributes="member: 561233"><p>I agree with what you say in general concerning the home cooking at Eldorado. However, in the days that the tourney attracted the stellar Class A programs, it was the only 16 team Class A tournament in Southern Illinois at Christmas. I am talking about the mid 70's to some time during the 80's. Your other choices were Centralia and Carbondale. Mounds Meridian, for example, was in the Carbondale Tournament for a time. As a matter of fact, Mounds Meridian defeated the Quinn Buckner led Thornridge quintet at Carbondale. This was Thornridge's last loss during that state championship season, and they went undefeated the next year in route to another state championship. Eventually, Mounds Meridian migrated to Eldorado. Eldorado was the blueprint for small school tournaments that exist today.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Se Il Illini, post: 1691165, member: 561233"] I agree with what you say in general concerning the home cooking at Eldorado. However, in the days that the tourney attracted the stellar Class A programs, it was the only 16 team Class A tournament in Southern Illinois at Christmas. I am talking about the mid 70's to some time during the 80's. Your other choices were Centralia and Carbondale. Mounds Meridian, for example, was in the Carbondale Tournament for a time. As a matter of fact, Mounds Meridian defeated the Quinn Buckner led Thornridge quintet at Carbondale. This was Thornridge's last loss during that state championship season, and they went undefeated the next year in route to another state championship. Eventually, Mounds Meridian migrated to Eldorado. Eldorado was the blueprint for small school tournaments that exist today. [/QUOTE]
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